Tadjoura weather in December

In December, Tadjoura sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 34 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tadjoura's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tadjoura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:25 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Tadjoura is city.

Density
6,511/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tadjoura reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12623
22623
32623
42623
52623
62623
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302522
312522

How December really feels in Tadjoura

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tadjoura weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 22°4310.611.47.1
Feb25° / 22°257.211.67.4
Mar27° / 23°297.711.97.3
Apr29° / 25°276.412.36.5
May32° / 27°163.912.55.1
Jun35° / 30°30.512.73.1
Jul36° / 30°153.212.62.4
Aug35° / 29°357.312.43.0
Sep33° / 28°225.612.14.2
Oct29° / 26°317.411.76.1
Nov27° / 24°37811.57.4
Dec25° / 22°347.911.37.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58515
68614
78614
88614
98614
108614
118614
128614
138614
148614
158713
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208614
218614
228416
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278119
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308020
317921

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tadjoura gets around 34 mm of rain over 7.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
429
529
628
728
827
926
1026
1125
1225
1324
1424
1523
1623
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2223
2323
2423
2524
2624
2725
2825
2925
3026
3126

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10146026
20146125
30156124
40166123
50176122
61176121
71186120
81196119
91206118
101216117
111216216
121226215
131236214
141246213
151246312
161256311
172266210
18226639
19227638
20228628
21229627
22229627
23230617
24231607
25332596
26333586
27335566
28336556
29437536
30438526
31438517

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
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1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:175:39
211.46:185:39
311.36:195:39
411.36:195:40
511.36:205:40
611.36:205:40
711.36:215:41
811.36:215:41
911.36:225:41
1011.36:225:42
1111.36:235:42
1211.36:235:42
1311.36:245:43
1411.36:245:43
1511.36:255:44
1611.36:255:44
1711.36:265:44
1811.36:265:45
1911.36:275:45
2011.36:275:46
2111.36:285:46
2211.36:285:47
2311.36:295:47
2411.36:295:48
2511.36:305:48
2611.36:305:49
2711.36:305:49
2811.36:315:50
2911.36:315:50
3011.36:325:51
3111.36:325:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
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135.1Bright
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155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
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195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tadjoura

In seasonPeak

None of Tadjoura's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tadjoura sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Tadjoura?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Tadjoura for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tadjoura in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Tadjoura sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tadjoura in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Tadjoura in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tadjoura peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tadjoura in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tadjoura is worst in July — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1741 µg/m³Nov 1118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep26Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tadjoura?

Tadjoura sits at 11.8°N, 42.9°E, 3 m above sea level, in Djibouti. The nearest listed city is Arta, 29 km away.

ArtaBalbalaDjiboutiObockAli SabihSaylacDikhil

Topography around Tadjoura

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tadjoura.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tadjoura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,377 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,924 m.

The land around Tadjoura is covered by bare terrain (58%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (43%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
1,377 m
80 km
1,924 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Arta 29 km · Balbala 35 km · Djibouti 36 km · Obock 48 km · Ali Sabih 73 km · Saylac 80 km · Dikhil 94 km · Assab 137 km

Djibouti travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,906
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2014
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Sunni Muslim 94%other 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tadjoura (11.7878°, 42.8822°, elevation 3 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).